Maybe if you didn't make blanket asinine statements I wouldn't think of putting you in with idiots like him. No one thinks we should keep the shutdown going indefinitely but, that doesn't mean those at risk need to be exposed to any unnecessary risks. It's not as black and white as you seem to want to make it. There are plenty of people who are the main source of income but live with a high risk individual, so it's not as simple as saying "Go back to work cause it's not as bad now".
If you see people in your community that are not taking this seriously there are numbers you can call to report them. So maybe next time you drive by that biker bar you give the police a ring so they can tell everyone to go the f*** home. Doing nothing is just as bad as joining them right now.
In an effort to have a constructive, intelligent discussion:
So there’s no mistake, I am not like many people who are advocating starting the economy and sacrificing the elderly. I find it sad, though, not unexpected, that so many people have adopted a me-first attitude, rather than coming together as a people, and being caring , loving members of a community. We, as a society, have become so divided recently. Politically, religiously, racially, ideologically we all seem to be in contention with each other, rather than coming together for the benefit of all. It’s become downright hostile.
With that said, my position is this.
1. The Coronavirus is with us and will continue to be with us for a long time, and by this I mean not weeks or months, but years. Depending on its ability to mutate (there are 8 strains last I heard) it may be with us , like the flu, for our lifetimes.
2. The elderly, immune compromised, young, and people with underlying comorbidities will always be at risk. It’s the nature of life. You can certainly put these people in a protective bubble, which is sometimes the case, but this then becomes a quality of life issue.
3. Thus, we have a highly contagious disease that will negatively effect and possibly kill these at risk people. Just like the flu, which kills 10’s of thousands each year. I don’t see how this can be avoided. If it could be avoided, then we wouldn’t have all the deaths each year from the flu.
4. The problem with this disease is it is highly contagious, with a long incubation period and asymptomatic carriers. Thus it spreads to a large segment of the population with devastating effect.
5. Are health system was not prepared to deal with this huge influx of people needing intensive care.
6. The best we can do is slow the disease as much as possible so our health care system can get up to speed, so they can handle this huge influx of patients needing critical care. It also gives time to develop treatment options. I don’t know how long this will take.
7. At some point, society will have to return to normal, Covid19 will still be with us and high risk groups will still be in danger, but we will better able to treat these patients. There will probably be herd immunity at this point.
8. Vaccines may be available in the future, but if it constantly mutating, like the flu virus, they may be, like the flu vaccines, minimally effective.
Constructive comments are welcome and encouraged.
